Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Long Island City, Queens, NY

The map below shows majority race by area in Long Island City, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Long Island City racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Long Island City, Queens, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Long Island City overall is white, making up 33.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 31.2%. There are more white people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the central places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Long Island City

 
Self-Identified Race
Long Island City, Queens, NY Population
White
33.9%
Hispanic
20.6%
Black
7.8%
Asian
31.2%
Native American
0.1%
Other
6.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Long Island City, Queens, NY

The map below shows diversity in Long Island City. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the neighborhood would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Long Island City Diversity Score

73.5

More diverse than 97% of US neighborhoods

Long Island City has a diversity score of 73.5: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Long Island City is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 97% of them. Within Long Island City's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Long Island City, and the least diverse areas are in east Long Island City.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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